Ivailo Gabrovski (; born January 31, 1978) is a

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n former racing cyclist. He holds the record for most

Tour of Bulgaria The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria that was first staged on 21 August 1924. It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks. As ...

wins, which he won 5 times.

Career

Gabrovski was born in

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. In April 2012, he won the

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of the

Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey () is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, UCI race classifications, rated as a 2.2 event, before bei ...

. Racing for Turkish Continental team , Gabrovski accelerated 8 kilometers from the finish line in the first mountain top finish stage in the race's history. He went on to win solo, with a gap of 1 minute and 29 seconds to his nearest competitor, Alexsandr Dyachenko of . With that win, he took the leader's jersey, which he held for the rest of the race to take the overall title. Later that year he lost his title since he tested positive for EPO. Gabrovski speaks French fluently, a skill that he attributes to his beginnings in professional cycling, where he was part of the team.

Doping

In 2003 he was prevented from racing the 3 Days of West Flanders when he came in over the hematocrit limit. In 2005, he was prevented from riding the

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after failing a blood test conducted by the

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. He claimed at that time that being an athlete, his body was producing more red blood cells than the average person. In 2012, Gabrovski tested positive for EPO at that year's

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey () is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 200 ...

, which he won. He was banned for two years and lost the title. Alexsandr Dyachenko, who had finished second, was awarded the victory.

Major results

;2001 : 1st MaillotBulgaria

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, National Road Championships : 1st Overall

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: 2nd Overall

Tour du Poitou-Charentes Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

::1st Stage 1 : 2nd

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: 3rd

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;2002 : 1st MaillotBulgaria

Road race, National Road Championships ;2003 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotBulgaria

::2nd Road race : 1st Overall

::1st Prologue, Stages 5 & 7 ;2004 : 1st MaillotBulgaria

, National Road Championships : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 5 & 9 : 1st Stage 1

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;2005 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotBulgaria

::1st

Road race : 1st Overall

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;2006 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotBulgaria

::1st

Road race : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 1, 5b & 8 : 1st Overall

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::1st Stages 3 & 6 : 3rd

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;2007 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotBulgaria

::1st

Road race : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 3 & 6 : 1st Overall

Tour de Liège The Tour de la province de Liège (English: Tour of the Province of Liège) is a cycling race held annually in the Liège province of Belgium. Although it isn't part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle rac ...

::1st Stage 6 : 1st Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée : 1st Stage 3a

;2008 : 1st MaillotBulgaria

, National Road Championships : 1st Overall

The Paths of King Nikola The Paths of King Nikola was a road bicycle race held annually in Montenegro. The name is a reference to King Nikola I (1841–1921), the ruler of the Principality of Montenegro. The first edition was in 2002; since 2005, it is organized as a 2. ...

::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall

: 1st Stage 3

;2009 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotBulgaria

Road race ::3rd

: 1st Overall

::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st

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: 1st

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II : 3rd Overall

;2011 : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 8a ;2012 : 1st Overall
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::~~1st Stage 3~~ : 3rd Overall

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